Premier League clubs made an average of 7.6 changes for their FA Cup third-round ties.

Leicester City suffered a 2-1 defeat to League Two side Newport County on Sunday evening, with Claude Puel making seven changes from the team that beat Everton on New Year's Day.

Liverpool rounded off the weekend's action by making nine changes for Monday night's loss to Wolves, whose five alterations equalled the lowest number for any top-flight team.

Only Dejan Lovren and James Milner remained from Liverpool's clash with Manchester City - and the Croatia defender lasted barely five minutes before going down injured, meaning a debut for 16-year-old Ki-Jana Hoever.

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Watford were the one team across the weekend to make more changes than the Reds, naming a whole new XI against Woking on Sunday. It did not stop them winning 2-0, although the second goal came from club captain Troy Deeney after he was reintroduced from the bench.

Interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted "Probably I made it tough for us" after Manchester United were one of three other teams to make nine changes. They beat Reading 2-0 and Crystal Palace edged past 10-man Grimsby, but Bournemouth were not so fortunate as they lost 3-1 in their all-Premier League tie against Brighton.

The Cherries were one of six top-flight sides eliminated along with Huddersfield, made eight changes and lost 1-0 at Bristol City, and Cardiff switched seven for their respective upset against Gillingham, Fulham - who lost to Oldham with a team showing six alterations - and Liverpool.